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   lostarrow | Oct 09, 2003 07:36pm | #1

   Bullet catches-----

   Be not afraid of going slowly.  Be afraid only of standing still.   chinese proverb
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   twiersema | Oct 09, 2003 07:44pm | #2

   Thanks lostarrow, what are bullet catches?

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   Froed | Oct 09, 2003 08:10pm | #3

   A bullet catch is a spring-loaded ball that registers in a dimple to keep something in position (like a door).  Put the catch in the middle of the drawer side, and put a strike plate in the center (when it's closed), and at the limit of the travel you want.  Usually they're adjustable.  The link is for Rockler, but you can get them more or less anywhere.

   http://www.rockler.com/tech/28464-472.pdf

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   oxmach | Oct 09, 2003 11:07pm | #4

   An alternate solution is to glue a block of wood to the cabinet frame, so that it catches the back side of the drawer face.  Depending on how your drawer is fitted, you would orient the stop to either hang down from above and catch the top inside of the drawer face or attach it to the cabinet frame work so that it will bump the bottom inside of the drawer face.  The latter assumes that you have the drawer bottom set up inside the sides by 1/4 to 1/2 and inch.  If the sides are butted to the bottom, only the to stop would work. 

   Greg

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   Jamie_Buxton | Oct 09, 2003 11:58pm | #5

   We talking a drawer stop that stops the drawer from pulling out until it falls on the floor?   Or are we talking about a drawer stop that stops the drawer in the middle of the cabinet when you push it in?

   If it is the second, I've seen a neat solution using very strong (rare earth) magnets.   There are magnets mounted in the cabinet's rails, and magnets mounted to the drawer sides.  When the drawer magnets get close to the cabinet magnets, they want to stay there.   They even pull the drawer in the last quarter inch or so.   However, you can pull the drawer out on either side of the cabinet.  Strong magnets are available from Lee Valley.